410 Extracts from Correspondence, Announcements, ^c. 



" Among some dozens of Cohjmbida lately procured, a few 

 have red markings on the throat. This would therefore prove 

 our bird to be C. septentrionalis, unless the new species, C. 

 adamsi, is also so marked. 



" I have to note Botaurus stellaris from Swatow, and the fol- 

 lowing procured for the first time at Amoy : — 



" Emberiza cidides (of the ' Fauna Japonica ') from the main- 

 land in February. 



" Ruticilla fuliginosa (of a uniform smoke-grey, except the 

 red tail), from the neighbouring main in February. 



" Enicurus schistaceus, also from neighbouring hills on the 

 main. Examples of the latter bird were met with on the margins 

 of pools. They frequently repeated a series of twittering notes 

 not unlike those of the Tringdides hypoleuca, while they moved 

 their tails up and down violently. The specimen procured agrees 

 exactly with one from Burmah sent to me by Mr. Blyth. 



" Carho hicristatus, Temm. et Schl. One immature specimen 

 of this bird was brought to me on the 8th March. It was 

 shot in this harbour, and agrees precisely with the figures in the 

 * Fauna Japonica.' 



" Calliope kamschatkensis. Several of these have been pro- 

 cured this spring, both mature and with the white throat. 



" Limosa lapponica seu 7^ufa. One was brought in 12th April, 

 1861. 



" Xanthopygia leucophrys, Blyth (?). 



" Among several of X. narcissina, one bird has pure white 

 eyebrows, is more slightly built than the rest, has black upper 

 parts, with golden lower parts, and no flammeous on the throat. 

 I conclude it to be the Malayan species. 



" I have lately procured several dozens of females of X. narcis- 

 sina, and I would therefore venture to correct my description of 

 this one given in the Birds of Canton {antea, p. 41). The throat 

 is very rarely golden, and there is no black on the cheeks or 

 white on the wings. 



"Tu7'dus sibiricus. A fine mature male was brought in 19th 

 April. 



"Emberiza rutila, Pallas. A fine male, received 20th April, 

 agrees well with the description in the ' Fauna Japonica.' 



